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Southern Tier
Learning
Place
Professional Development Seminars for NYSUT Members
Updated June 11, 2018
Seminar Catalog
2017 – 2018NYSUT Member,
As your union, NYSUT has placed a strong emphasis on professional learning. We know you are continually looking for
training opportunities relevant to your professional needs. With that in mind, we have created the Southern Tier Learning
Place to provide our teacher and school-related professional members with high-quality seminars that will enhance your
knowledge, give you the tools necessary to become the best that you can be within your profession and that satisfy the
Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) hours requirement for teachers and Level III teaching assistants. These
seminars offer a wonderful and valuable benefit for NYSUT members.
Through our Southern Tier Learning Place we have scheduled 2-hour and 3-hour seminars each month, except for May
and June due to testing and end-of-year activities. Most seminars from September to April will begin at 4:30 PM, with
some seminars beginning at 5:00 PM (see schedule for details). The July and August seminars will begin at 10:00 AM,
with the exception of the August 15th seminar, which will begin at 5:00 PM. The seminars were selected because of their
broad appeal and their focus on the identified needs of teachers and school-related professionals in this area.
While class size is limited, you are welcome to attend as many seminars as you can fit into your schedule. NYSUT is
absorbing the cost for the seminars as long as there are 15 participants. We cannot run it with less than 10. Therefore,
please consider your registration as your commitment to attend.
The Southern Tier Learning Place will be located at the NYSUT regional offices in Elmira and Vestal and the Cortland
County Teacher Center in Homer, NY (Seminars on February 12 and April 4 will be held at the Homer High School
library). The seminars to be offered to SRPs and teachers will enhance your work experience and provide you with the
tools necessary to our changing profession. The Education & Learning Trust (ELT) will provide the instructors for the
high-quality professional learning experience.
Registration for the seminars will be completed by sending the following information to Meghan LeSuer at
mlesuer@nysutmail.org: (1) Title of seminar, (2) date and location seminar, (3) your name, (4) association name, (5) your
e-mail address, (6) your preferred mailing address, and (7) your preferred phone number. Participation will be on a first
come/first serve basis.
At the completion of the seminar, participants will be provided with a certificate of completion that can be used toward
fulfilling CTLE hours.
We encourage you to take advantage of this great program.
In solidarity,
Catherine Farrell, Regional Staff Director (cfarrell@nysutmail.org)
Susan Lafond, Education & Learning Trust (slafond@nysutmail.org)
Bernice Rivera, Education & Learning Trust (brivera@nysutmail.org)
2ELT/NYSUT Southern Tier Learning Place
2017 – 2018
October 2017
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
Parent-Teacher Conference: Judy Brown &
October 4, Wednesday 2 hours Elmira Teacher Sharon Wells
Strategies for Success
October 12, Thursday Creating a Positive Environment 2 hours Homer Teacher Carolyn Hunter
October 18, Wednesday Creating a Positive Environment 2 hours Elmira Teacher Lida Bassler
Addressing Aggressive Student
October 26, Thursday 3 hours Vestal SRP Carolyn Hunter
Behavior in Schools (H&S)*
November 2017
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
November 2, Thursday Student Engagement 2 hours Vestal Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Dealing with Difficult Students
November 9, Thursday in the School Environment – 3 hours Vestal SRP Carolyn Hunter
Violence Prevention (H&S)*
November 14, Tuesday 21st Century Skills for Teachers 2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
Dealing with Difficult Students
November 16, Thursday in the School Environment – 3 hours Homer SRP Carolyn Hunter
Violence Prevention (H&S)*
December 2017
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
Constructivist Teaching and
December 5, Tuesday 2 hours Vestal Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Learning
Constructivist Teaching and
December 12, Tuesday 2 hours Elmira Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Learning
December 14, Thursday Disability Awareness (H&S)* 3 hours Homer SRP Carolyn Hunter
Supporting Students with Carolyn Hunter
December 20, Wednesday 3 hours Elmira SRP
Autism (H&S)*
*H & S = Health and Safety
3ELT/NYSUT Southern Tier Learning Place
2017 – 2018
January 2018
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
January 4, Thursday Classroom Management 2 hours Elmira Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Parent-Teacher Conference: Judy Brown &
January 10, Wednesday 2 hours Homer Teacher
Strategies for Success Sharon Wells
Supporting Students with
January 18, Thursday 3 hours Vestal SRP Carolyn Hunter
Autism (H&S)*
February 2018
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM**
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
February 6, Tuesday Discipline Strategies 2 hours Vestal Teacher Carolyn Hunter
February 7, Wednesday
CHANGED to February Discipline Strategies 2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
15, Thursday
February 12, Monday Classroom Management 2 hours Homer Teacher Brad McKinney
February 28, Wednesday Addressing Aggressive Student
3 hours Elmira SRP Brad McKinney
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM Behavior in Schools (H&S)*
March 2018
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM**
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
March 6, Tuesday
Poverty in our School 2 hours Vestal Teacher Brad McKinney
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
March 8, Thursday
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
Poverty in our School 2 hours Elmira Teacher Michelle Haverly
CHANGED to March 28,
Wednesday
March 14, Wednesday 21st Century Skills for Teachers 2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
Dealing with Difficult Students
March 15, Thursday in the School Environment – 3 hours Elmira SRP Brad McKinney
Violence Prevention (H&S)*
March 20, Tuesday Discipline Strategies 2 hours Homer Teacher Brad McKinney
March 22, Thursday Disability Awareness (H&S)* 3 hours Vestal SRP Theresa Parry-Bick
*H & S = Health and Safety
4ELT/NYSUT Southern Tier Learning Place
2017 – 2018
April 2018
Seminars Begin at 4:30 PM**
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
April 3, Tuesday -
Student Engagement 2 hours Homer Teacher Theresa Parry-Bick
CANCELED
April 4, Wednesday - Supporting Students with
3 hours Homer SRP Mark Warner
CANCELED Autism (H&S)*
April 25, Wednesday -
Constructivist Teaching and
CANCELED 2 hours Vestal Teacher Lida Bassler
Learning
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM
April 30, Monday Constructivist Teaching and
2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM Learning
July 2018
Seminars Begin at 10:00 AM
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
st
21 Century Skills for
July 10, Tuesday 2 hours Homer Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Teachers
July 11, Wednesday Classroom Management 2 hours Vestal Teacher Lida Bassler
July 17, Tuesday Classroom Management 2 hours Elmira Teacher Lida Bassler
Engaging the Disruptive
July 19, Thursday (NEW) 3 hours Vestal SRP TBD
Student
Trauma Awareness in Education:
July 25, Wednesday (NEW) Supporting Resiliency and 3 hours Elmira SRP TBD
Preventing Conflict
Parent-Teacher Conference: Judy Brown &
July 24, Tuesday 2 hours Vestal Teacher
Strategies for Success Sharon Wells
Dealing with Difficult
July 26, Thursday – Students in the School
3 hours Homer SRP Theresa Parry-Bick
Updated Date Environment – Violence
Prevention (H&S)*
August 2018
Seminars Begin at 10:00 AM**
Date & Day Seminar Title Duration Location Audience Instructor
August 6, Monday – Creating a Positive
2 hours Vestal Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Updated Date Environment
Creating a Positive
August 7, Tuesday 2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
Environment
August 15, Wednesday Constructivist Teaching and
2 hours Homer Teacher Therese Carvey
**BEGINS AT 5:00 PM Learning
August 16, Thursday Student Engagement 2 hours Elmira Teacher Brad McKinney
Trauma Awareness in Education:
August 20, Monday (NEW) Supporting Resiliency and 3 hours Homer SRP TBD
Preventing Conflict
21st Century Skills for
August 21, Tuesday 2 hours Vestal Teacher Carolyn Hunter
Teachers
Engaging the Disruptive
August 23, Thursday (NEW) 3 hours Elmira SRP TBD
Student
*H & S = Health and SafetySeminar Descriptions
21st Century Skills for Teachers November 14, 2017, Elmira
This seminar is designed to address one of the NYS Teaching Standards March 14, 2018, Elmira
priorities by helping teachers understand that knowledge is expanding July 10, 2018, Homer
at a more rapid rate than ever anticipated. Information and August 21, 2018, Vestal
communication are changing how we teach and how students learn.
Routine skills are no longer the basis for the workplace or the
classroom. The seminar will emphasize that today’s students and
teachers must be able to communicate, share, and use information in a
number of diverse ways. We will discover together that using
information and solving complex problems as we adapt and innovate to
a changing work environment is critical to student success in our world.
Technology and problem solving skills will be defined as successful
learning and the participants will develop strategies to share those skills
with their students. Duration: 2-hours.
Addressing Aggressive Student Behavior in Schools (H&S)* October 26, 2017, Vestal
Special needs students experience many challenges and frustrations in February 28, 2018, Elmira
the classroom. Their response is often to resist efforts of teachers and
SROs to support and guide them. This resistance may be shown in mild
or passive ways, or in more active ways, such as acting out anger and
aggression through outbursts, tantrums, or throwing things. This
seminar will focus on strategies for managing the behavior of students
who act out, especially in more aggressive and disruptive ways.
Participants will discuss the need to teach students to take responsibility
for their own behavior, review a plan for ensuring they have the
knowledge and skills to successfully change their behaviors, and
practice strategies for addressing specific misbehaviors. Confrontation
strategies and strategies such as re-direction, cause and effect, and
overcorrection will be explored and practiced. Duration: 3-hours.
Classroom Management January 4, 2018, Elmira
Learn how to establish a framework for developing a personal system of February 12, 2018, Homer
classroom management that includes organizing the classroom to July 11, 2018, Vestal
facilitate learning and enhancing the competence of all students. This July 17, 2018, Elmira
seminar will model and investigate several conditions that are integral
to an effectively managed classroom. Duration: 2-hours.
Constructivist Teaching & Learning December 5, 2017, Vestal
This seminar will address one of the priorities of the NYS Teaching December 12, 2017, Elmira
Standards. Teachers must consider how each student learns. April 25, 2018, Vestal
Understanding how to address this in the classroom means that teachers April 30, 2018, Elmira
must implement a variety of instructional strategies. Participants will August 15, 2018, Homer
explore how students learn when they “build” the learning for
themselves. When students are asked to classify, analyze, predict and
create, they begin to think critically and ask questions in order to
understand the complex material presented to them in school and in the
world. Duration: 2-hours.
*H & S = Health and Safety
6Seminar Descriptions (continued)
Creating a Positive Environment October 12, 2017, Homer
A positive classroom environment is a major ingredient of effective October 18, 2017, Elmira
schools. When students are comfortable in a learning situation, the August 6, 2018, Vestal
likelihood for success is greatly increased. This seminar will address August 7, 2018 Elmira
verbal communication, positive phrasing, motivation theory, and learner
needs. Activities will help participants to integrate these topics.
Duration: 2-hours.
Dealing with Difficult Students in the School Environment – November 9, 2017, Vestal
Violence Prevention (H&S)* November 16, 2017, Homer
This seminar will offer strategies for dealing with students who exhibit March 15, 2018, Elmira
chronic and extreme misbehavior, including violence. Participants will July 26, 2018, Homer
learn what motivates students to misbehave, intervention techniques to
use at the moment of misbehavior, how to avoid and defuse
confrontations, and ways to reinforce desirable behavior. Duration: 3-
hours.
Disability Awareness (H&S)* December 14, 2017, Homer
Participants will acquire a general understanding of the thirteen March 22, 2018, Vestal
disability categories and key concepts related to the education of
students with disabilities. Participants will experience what it is like to
have a disability and learn strategies for improving student learning and
behavior. Duration: 3-hours.
Discipline Strategies February 6, 2018, Vestal
This seminar takes a comprehensive look at student-centered discipline February 15, 2018, Elmira
and offers a plan of action for teachers who wish to establish a positive March 20, 2018, Homer
classroom learning environment. Teachers learn how to set expectations
and design strategies to prevent discipline problems. Duration: 2-hours.
Engaging the Disruptive Student (H&S)* (NEW) July 19, 2018, Vestal
What can you do when you have students who disrupt the learning in August 23, 2018, Elmira
your classroom? This seminar will discuss the many strategies to
enhance personal effectiveness with disruptive students and get student
learning back on track. Duration: 3-hours.
Parent-Teacher Conference: Strategies for Success October 4, 2017, Elmira
The seminar uses videos, handouts and discussion points to help January 10, 2018, Homer
teachers prepare for a conference with parents. The seminar also helps July 24, 2018, Vestal
establish or improve communication involving the teacher, student and
parents. Duration: 2-hours.
Poverty in Our School March 6, 2018, Vestal
This seminar is designed to explore the implications of poverty, March 28, 2018, Elmira
socioeconomic issues, and the effects on education and learning. Focus
will be centered on six types of poverty: generational, situational,
absolute, relative, urban and rural. The training will engage participants
in various activities that will assist in understanding how to effectively
work with students from low socioeconomic status. During the program
participants will discuss and examine how poverty affects the brain and
learning, the importance of building relationships, connecting with the
community, and creating a classroom environment that promotes
learning through research-based practices. Duration: 2-hours.
*H & S = Health and Safety
7Seminar Descriptions (continued)
Student Engagement November 2, 2017, Vestal
This seminar addresses one of the most critical priorities of the NYSUT April 3, 2018, Homer
Rubric (Danielson and Marzano) and the NYS Teaching Standards August 16, 2018, Elmira
upon which student success is based. Teachers new to the profession
may have seen these signs of engagement during their student teaching
and are challenged as to how to plan for this in their everyday teaching.
The seminar will engage them in strategies that will help them sustain
wonder, enthusiasm and perseverance for students through their
teaching. At some time, new teachers may have felt stymied by
traditions of reward and punishment. Our challenge is to help them
surpass these very real difficulties and provide a practical model for
understanding what our students want and need. Duration: 2-hours.
Supporting Students with Autism (H&S)* December 20, 2017, Elmira
Ending the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their January 18, 2018, Vestal
non-disabled peers requires addressing the essential factors that can April 4, 2018, Homer
influence their success. This three-hour training provides up-to-date
information on the clinical and associated features of Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs), including Asperger’s Disorder. Attention will be
given to how these features manifest themselves and present unique
instructional and learning challenges within educational settings. The
seminar goes beyond the core features of the disorders and covers
evidence-based, pro-active strategies for helping children and
adolescents with ASDs succeed in schools today. Duration: 3-hours.
Trauma Awareness in Education: Supporting Resiliency and July 25, 2018, Elmira
Preventing Conflict (H&S)* (NEW) August 20, 2018, Homer
Increasingly our students experience exposure to multiple or prolonged
traumatic events, such a child abuse, neglect, and exposure to domestic
violence. This experience directly affects their social and emotional
development and negatively impacts their behavior and academic
growth in school. It is becoming more common that educators are faced
with the challenges of connecting with educating students who have
endured complex trauma. Often the hurt that is felt by the student is
placed on the educator and it can manifest in a variety of ways. This
seminar will engage participants in understanding the roots of trauma,
its prevalence and causes, the characteristics and associated behaviors,
as well as learning how to work with traumatized students in a proactive
and positive way. Duration: 3-hours.
*H & S = Health and Safety
8Locations:
Elmira Location: Vestal Location:
NYSUT Southern Tier NYSUT Southern Tier
Elmira Regional Office Vestal Regional Office
100 West Church Street, Suite 200 305 Vestal Parkway West
Elmira, NY 14901 Vestal, NY 13850
*Homer Location: *Homer Location for Feb. 12 and April 4 Seminars:
Cortland County Teacher Center Homer High School Library
Center for the Arts 80 South West Road
72 South Main Street Homer, NY 13077
Homer, NY 13077
To Register: Registration for the seminars will be done online. To register, please contact Meghan LeSuer at
mlesuer@nysutmail.org. You are asked to provide the following information: (1) Title of seminar, (2) date and
location seminar, (3) your name, (4) association name, (5) your e-mail address, (6) your preferred mailing
address, and (7) your preferred phone number. Participation will be on a first come/first serve basis.
9Southern Tier Regional Offices Elmira Regional Office Vestal Regional Office 100 West Church Street, Suite 200 305 Vestal Parkway West Elmira, New York 14901 Vestal, New York 13850 607-732-1928 or 800-698-6238 607-786-5742 or 800-696-9788
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